Lowering the default speed limit in residential areas: Opportunities for policy influence and the role of public health professionals

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 352-353

  Pilkington, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; ENVIRONMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350133976     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.021501     Document Type: Article

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